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More tales from a San Luis Obispo cabbie

Written on 6 Feb, 2022 in Discovered, Featured | 2 comments

Editor’s Note: The following series, “Cabby’s Corner in SLO Town,” which includes the notes, thoughts, and opinions of an original American voice: author Dell Franklin.  Franklin’s memoir, “Life On The Mississippi, 1969,” is currently on Amazon. Four of them, all... (Continue reading)

Find out why I support Stew Jenkins for SLO County Clerk

Written on 6 Feb, 2022 in Featured, Opinion | 8 comments

Opinion by Debbie Peterson Here’s a chance to have a little fun and adventure! A drive-by petition signing for Stew Jenkins, running for SLO County Clerk-Recorder in the 2022 election. Candidates need a significant number of signatures to get on... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles councilmen walk out of chambers in protest of mask rules

Written on 5 Feb, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 49 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Two Paso Robles city councilmen walked out of the council chambers during a meeting on Tuesday in protest of the existing indoor mask mandate. At the beginning of the Paso Robles City Council’s regular session, Councilman John... (Continue reading)

Teen shot and killed in Santa Maria, woman injured

Written on 5 Feb, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A 17-year-old boy died in a shooting in a Santa Maria parking structure Friday night that also left a woman wounded. Shortly before midnight, a caller reported a shooting in the parking structure at the Town Center... (Continue reading)

SLO County COVID-19 cases rates continue dropping

Written on 4 Feb, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo County reported two new COVID-19 deaths on Friday, and a 31% decrease in new cases from a daily average of 621 on Tuesday to 474 on Friday. Those who recently succumbed to the virus... (Continue reading)

Cayucos Elementary superintendent to retire following controversial raise

Written on 4 Feb, 2022 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 34 comments

By KAREN VELIE Cayucos Elementary School Superintendent Scott Smith announced on Friday plans to retire, less than a month after he received a controversial 10% pay raise. Smith, the superintendent of both Cayucos Elementary and Coast Unified school districts, received... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo wins first round against Dayspring’s pot shop

Written on 4 Feb, 2022 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 8 comments

By KAREN VELIE A judge on Tuesday denied Natural Healing Center’s request to continue operating in San Luis Obispo while the court determines if the city properly terminated the retail pot shop’s permit based on Helios Dayspring’s criminal history and... (Continue reading)

Grover Beach police adding crime fighting drones

Written on 4 Feb, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 16 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The Grover Beach Police Department has added a fleet of four drones to its force. [KSBY] Grover Beach police are following other local law enforcement agencies in launching a drone program. The Morro Bay Police Department became... (Continue reading)

SLO consignment store owner facing embezzlement charges

Written on 4 Feb, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

By KAREN VELIE Prosecutors have charged a woman who owned a San Luis Obispo consignment store with 10 counts of embezzlement for for allegedly stealing from 58 individuals who entrusted her with antiques, art, furniture and other items. Andrea Ruth... (Continue reading)

Stop the closure of Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant

Written on 3 Feb, 2022 in Featured, Opinion | 11 comments

Open letter to Gov. Gavin Newsom from a former U.S. secretary of energy and 75 experts We are some of the leading scientists, entrepreneurs and academics spanning disciplines including climate science, marine biology, air pollution research, energy, planetary science and... (Continue reading)